Health & Medical

The wellness market place is blowing up around the world and in Southwest Florida.

How do you honor Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons, who was killed in a senseless shooting while on assignment last month in the Orlando area? In the heat of the moment and the grief from his family, his mother and fiancée had the thought and hope for a new chance at life. They found […]

500,000 open heart surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year, and half of those patients require a blood transfusion.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. in both men and women—127,000 people will die from it this year. It’s often caught in a later stage, but when doctors detect it early, it can be cured. Researchers are now looking at a program using artificial intelligence to catch the tiniest cancers […]

Lee Health continues to grow its footprint in Southwest Florida. This time, it’s expanding cancer services, hoping to become a leader in the state.

Seventy percent of all cancer deaths occur in people who are 65 plus.

When it comes to working out, some people like to get it done early in the morning, before the sun is even up. Others, whether due to preference or work schedules, exercise in the late morning or afternoon, but that delay provides more opportunities to excuse skipping the day altogether. Which time is best?

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program, which has grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But as states begin checking everyone’s eligibility for Medicaid for the […]

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, the perfect time to learn cancer warning signs and steps you can take to lower your risk. Testicular cancer is increasing among men ages 15 to 35, and it comes with signs that young men might overlook or ignore. Two years ago, Fred Knight was about to propose to […]

One in eight women in this country will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. The odds of beating it increase significantly when caught early, but women of color face additional challenges.